Sources of Law

The supreme law of this country:

• Maryland Statutes

• The U.S. Constitution

• Presidential Proclamations

• Executive Orders

What is an example of a Primary source of law?

• Administrative Regulation

• Constitution

• Statutes

• All of the Above

The ____________gives the powers for each branch of government.

The 3 branches of government are​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ ​ (c)  

• Executive ,
• Legislative,
• Judiciary

Judicial interpretations of law are known as:

• Statutes

• Case Law

• Administrative Regulations

• Guilty

The doctrine of precedent is where

• a court must follow earlier judicial decisions when the same issues arise again in litigation

• That all states must follow the courts decisions in another state

• The court will decide cases on their own merits

• The court will not follow earlier decisions by higher courts.

Examples of Secondary Sources of Law

• Case law

• Legal Encyclopedias

• Google

• Statutes

How many levels of Courts are there in the Federal Judicial System?

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 13

Which court's opinion is binding mandatory language?

• The Dissent

• Majority Opinion

• Plurality Opinion

• Concurring Opinion

The Supremacy Clause states when there are two laws one that is federal and one that is at state law if there is a conflict:

• Federal law trumps the state law

• Both laws can co-exist

• The State law wins

• The conflict of laws must be resolved in the Supreme Court